Buddy Capps (Texas Power Bars) · Updated July 2026

Texas Power Bar: price, specs & release date

Name: Texas Power Bar
Brand: Buddy Capps (Texas Power Bars)
Price: 299.99 USD
Availability: InStock

The Texas Power Bar costs $299.99, #4 cheapest of 9 barbells (median $305). It earns a Bronze Deskmark — 0/100 pay-blind standing, #9 of 9 in class.

Verified Jul 13, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below

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Texas Power Bar, released 1980. Every price and spec below is linked to its source and dated — no guesses.

Source: texaspowerbars.com verified 2026-07-13 ✓ corroborated verify in ledger

Texas Power Bar — Buddy Capps (Texas Power Bars) — Image: texaspowerbars.com (© Buddy Capps (Texas Power Bars))

Archived price points

The same source page as rendered on earlier dates, per the Internet Archive — each price links to its snapshot, so you can verify it yourself. A separate record from our own tracking above.

2021-07-09 — $285 · snapshot
2022-01-16 — $285 · snapshot
2022-08-12 — $285 · snapshot
2023-03-27 — $295 · snapshot
2024-02-09 — $285 · snapshot
2025-10-17 — $289.99 · snapshot
2026-05-10 — $299.99 · snapshot

Is the Texas Power Bar a good buy?

At $300, the Texas Power Bar is #4 cheapest of the 9 barbells we track, where the median is $305. On the spec sheet, its tensile strength of 190000 psi is the lowest of the 9, its weight capacity of 1500 lb is the lowest of the 4, and its shaft diameter of 28.5 mm is at the median of the 10.

Specifications

Price (US)	$299.99 US manufacturer store (texaspowerbars.com/products/original-texas-power-bar) lists the Texas Power Bar "Original" at "Sale price $299.99" for the base bare-steel configuration; the homepage likewise shows "Texas Power Bar 'Original' $299.99". The "Original" is the classic entry tier of the Power Bar family (PRO $329.99, ELITE from $359.99). Pullum Sports (UK) lists the same bar at £600 — not used for the USD figure.
Brand	Buddy Capps (Texas Power Bars)
Released	1980
Bar weight (kg)	—
Shaft diameter (mm)	28.5
Length (mm)	—
Loadable sleeve length (mm)	—
Tensile strength (psi)	190000
Weight capacity (lb)	1500
Sleeve bearing	bronze-bushing
Knurl pattern	powerlifting
Center knurl	Yes
Shaft finish	bare-steel
Sleeve finish	bare-steel

Source: texaspowerbars.com (verified 2026-07-13) · corroborated by pullumsports.co.uk. The manufacturer product page (texaspowerbars.com, Texas Power Bar "Original") confirms this is the exact classic bar created in 1980 by powerlifter Buddy Capps and lists it at "Sale price $299.99", with a 28.5mm shaft, 190,000 PSI tensile strength, aggressive "Single Powerlifting Knurl Mark", a 4" center knurl, and Maintenance Free Bronze Bushings. The Pullum Sports retailer page corroborates the identical model (Texas Power Bar by Buddy Capps, first made 1980) with matching 28.5mm shaft and 190K PSI tensile strength, and discloses a 1500lbs static rating. Bar weight is stated only as "45 lbs" on the manufacturer page (no verbatim kg value; the 45 lb / 20.4 kg mass conflicts with the retailer's rounded "20kg"), and overall length (86") and loadable sleeve length (15") are given only in inches, so those metric-unit keys were left null rather than converted or laundered through a conflicting figure.

Is the Texas Power Bar worth it vs cheaper barbells?

Texas Power Bar against its closest cheaper and pricier barbells on the specs that matter — every value sourced. See all 9 ranked →

Product	Price	Shaft diameter (mm)	Tensile strength (psi)	Weight capacity (lb)	Sleeve bearing	Knurl pattern
Texas Power Bar this	$299.99	28.5	190000	1500	bronze-bushing	powerlifting
Fringe Sport Wonder Bar	$299	28	205000	1600	bronze-bushing	dual
Rogue Ohio Bar	$305	28.5	190000	—	bronze-bushing	dual

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Texas Power Bar cost?

The Texas Power Bar has a US price of $299.99 (US manufacturer store (texaspowerbars.com/products/original-texas-power-bar) lists the Texas Power Bar "Original" at "Sale price $299.99" for the base bare-steel configuration; the homepage likewise shows "Texas Power Bar 'Original' $299.99". The "Original" is the classic entry tier of the Power Bar family (PRO $329.99, ELITE from $359.99). Pullum Sports (UK) lists the same bar at £600 — not used for the USD figure.), as of 2026-07-13.

How does the Texas Power Bar compare on price?

At $300, the Texas Power Bar is #4 cheapest of the 9 barbells we track, where the median is $305.

When was the Texas Power Bar released?

The Texas Power Bar was released 1980.

What are the Texas Power Bar's key specs?

Texas Power Bar (Buddy Capps (Texas Power Bars)): shaftDiameterMm 28.5, tensileStrengthPsi 190000, weightCapacityLb 1500, sleeveBearing bronze-bushing, knurlPattern powerlifting. Full sourced spec sheet verified 2026-07-13.